Former Bay Area cop convicted of posing as fed and robbing drivers gets reprieve in federal court sentencing

A federal judge granted a reprieve Wednesday in the sentencing of a former Rohnert Park police officer who a jury convicted six months ago in a scheme to steal cannabis and cash from drivers while posing as a federal agent.

Joseph Huffaker will be sentenced Feb. 4 in U.S. District Court in San Francisco unless he finds a new attorney who can provide Judge Maxine Chesney an acceptable timeline to prepare for sentencing. Proceedings had been rescheduled from Dec. 3 to Wednesday after he fired his previous attorney...